Militant Islamist fighters in military vehicles parade along the streets of Syria's northern Raqqa province June 30, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Jihadi militants in Syria including al Qaeda are mobilising again for all-out war against President Bashar al-Assad, taking advantage of the collapse of peace talks to eclipse nationalist rival insurgents that signed on to a faltering truce.
Al Qaeda's Syrian branch, the Nusra Front, was excluded from a ceasefire put in place in February and from peace talks that followed. The talks broke up last month, with Assad's government and foes blaming each other for military escalation.
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